Kudos to police juror Pat Moore

I called the Ouachita Parish Highway Department (Public Works) several weeks ago in an effort to get three dead and obviously dangerous trees cut from the side of Norris Lane just outside the city limits of West Monroe.

I talked with a nice young man who took detailed notes and assured me that he would pass them on to his supervisor. Since this was not the first time I had attempted to get these trees removed, I left my phone number and requested that the supervisor please call me back.

That never happened, nor was anything done about the trees.

A week later, I called the Police Jury's main office and spoke with a very nice lady there. She suggested that I start by discussing the situation with my own elected Police Juror, Scotty Robinson. I then called Scotty Robinson's cell phone and got his voice mail. I briefly explained the situation, and requested that he call me back.

Again, that never happened, nor was anything done about the trees.

On Sunday of this week, I ran into Police Juror Pat Moore and, even though I knew it was not in her district, I impulsively told her of the dead trees and the danger they posed not only to the hundreds of motorists that passed each day, but to several busloads of our school children. Ms. Moore assured me that she would immediately look into it and do whatever she could to remedy the situation. She even thanked me for bringing it to her attention.

On Monday morning, Ms. Moore called and said the trees were being worked into the schedule to be cut. When I drove by on Tuesday morning, the work had been done.

Thank you, Pat Moore, for going above and beyond the call of duty. You have made this busy road in our neighborhood and district safer for each of us, including Scotty Robinson.

Wendell Jackson

West Monroe

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Kudos to police juror Pat Moore

I called the Ouachita Parish Highway Department (Public Works) several weeks ago in an effort to get three dead and obviously dangerous trees cut from the side of Norris Lane just outside the city